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Considering what a hot, wed dog smells like, dog stew has a surprisingly savory odor To tell the truth, it tastes pretty good, like oxtail. To be perfectly honest, it's delicious. (Anything about this to my golden retriever, and I'll punch your lights out.)

Considering what a hot, wed dog smells like, dog stew has a surprisingly savory odor To tell the truth, it tastes pretty good, like oxtail. To be perfectly honest, it's delicious. (Anything about this to my golden retriever, and I'll punch your lights out.)

Approximate author period: c. 1984 AD · modern

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P.J. O'Rourke
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Approximate author period: c. 1984 AD · modern
Approximate author-period evidence for P. J. O'Rourke: life dates 1947 to 2022. Wikidata Q730017, inspected 2026-10-08. Not a quotation composition date or independent verification of attribution. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q730017 (accessed 2026-10-08).
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